Martin Murray believes a clash with Darren Barker would be one for the ages. Barker won the IBF Middleweight Title at the weekend, with a bruising 12 round decision over Daniel Geale and in the days since, the Barnet man has mentioned Murray as a potential opponent for his first defence.
Strength will be the main difference between British super-featherweight champion Gary Buckland and challenger Stephen Smith this weekend, says trainer Tony Borg. Borg has already trained Lee Selby to defeat the Liverpudlian and he believes Buckland will score another victory for Wales at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff.
Australian Olympic sensation Damien Hooper took his perfect professional record to four wins when he knocked out Togasilimai Letoa in Southport, Queensland, on Thursday night, August 8. Hooper, who represented his country at London 2012, dropped the Samoan southpaw in the fourth before putting him down for the full ten count a round later.
Matty Askin believes Hatton Promotion’s deal with specialist broadcaster BoxNation puts him closer to a return with British cruiserweight champion Jon-Lewis Dickinson. The Blackpool ace lost a ten round decision to Dickinson in an English title clash last year, but is confident it’ll be a different story if they meet again.
Four-time world champion Ricky ‘Hitman’ Hatton is taking his popular Hatton Academy to Ireland. Launched earlier this year, the academy aims to teach fitness instructors, personal trainers and boxing coaches on ways they can improve their teaching methods and skills.
Lucas Browne has said his next fight could be in the UK, after he halted Travis Walker in Melbourne on Thursday, July 25. The Perth puncher, 34, recovered from a flash knockdown in the first round before taking charge of the fight, dropping the tough American three times and forcing him to quit on his…
Boxing manager Matt Clark is looking on the bright side of Lucas Browne’s fight with Richard Towers falling through. The big punching heavyweights were set to meet July 25 at the Melbourne Pavilion, but Towers was forced to withdraw as he has been unable to obtain a visa.
Richard Towers has been forced to withdraw from his eagerly anticipated heavyweight clash with Lucas Browne because he is unable to obtain a visa to enter Australia. The pair were set to meet at the Melbourne Pavilion this Thursday, July 25, in a final elimination contest for the Commonwealth title. After months of training, both…
Unbeaten reigning EBU and WBC Silver light-middleweight champion – Sergey Rabchenko, stopped experienced and tough Georgian – Gari Abadjian, in the third round of a scheduled ten in Minsk last night, July 16. With Ricky Hatton in his corner, Sergey looked very sharp and did not give any chances to his opponent who had previously…
Lucas Browne says he’s not bothered about the outcome of the Ashes Series, he’s just concerned with ensuring Australia beats the Pommies at boxing. The unbeaten Perth puncher faces 6ft 8in Englishman Richard Towers in a final eliminator for the Commonwealth heavyweight title at the Melbourne Pavilion next Thursday, July 25.
Gary Buckland admits his clash with Liverpool’s Stephen Smith is one he cannot afford to lose. The popular Welshman defends his British super-featherweight crown on the undercard of Nathan Cleverly’s world title clash with Sergey Kovalev at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, on August 17.
Aussie Olympic star Damien Hooper says he’s had the perfect training camp for his eagerly awaited third professional outing. The 21-year-old light-heavyweight prospect faces Scott Taliauli at the ABA Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, on Friday night (July 5) and has been sharping his skills by sparring with the highly-rated Kiwi puncher Robert “The Butcher”…